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Lack of supply to prevent major house price falls

Sales of homes may rise a little over the coming year but prices will...

Director disqualified following valuation irregularities

A director of Maple Grow Limited, Mahmood Anwar Yaqub, has been disqualified from being...

Three more landbanking companies forced into liquidation

Three companies in Essex that mis-sold undeveloped land for investment to the public have...

FSA secures interim injunctions and freezing orders

The FSA has secured interim injunctions and freezing orders from the High Court against...

Nationwide gets IIP Gold Standard for the second time

Nationwide Building Society has again been awarded the highest accolade possible from Investors in...

New shared ownership deal from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has launched a new shared ownership mortgage. It is available up to...

Property management ad banned

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled an advert for FreshStart Living Ltd as...

Halifax unveils mobile banking app for smartphones

Halifax has launched its mobile banking app, which allows users to access and manage...

Insurer highlights Xmas flood risk

Millions of homeowners are taking unnecessary risks with their properties while away over the...

Another acquisition for Countrywide Residential Lettings

Countrywide Residential Lettings has acquired Wakefield lettings business Letmove.com. This is the 12th lettings acquisition...

Paragon acquires MBNA portfolio

The Paragon Group of Companies plc has acquired a portfolio of closed UK consumer...

PMS/Sesame offer shared ownership exclusive

PMS members and Sesame appointed representatives have access to a new and exclusive two-year...

Castle Trust selects xit2 Valuation Exchange

Castle Trust has chosen to use the xit2 Valuation Exchange to manage and control...

Stonebridge plans more regional meetings for ARs

Stonebridge Group has wrapped up its series of three regional meetings. The mortgage and protection...

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The nightmare of UK homebuying needs reform

House sellers will be forced to disclose problems with their homes before sale under plans by the Government to cut costs for buyers and...

Goldilocks and the three bear markets

Are you familiar with C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) or you might know it by its nickname 3I/ATLAS? Whatever you want to call it,  it is currently...

Mark Bogard on policy, politics and the future of advice

When Mark Bogard, Chief Executive of Family Building Society, talks about Britain’s housing policy, he is unsparing in his assessment: short-termism, revolving-door ministers and...

Finding efficiency will keep branches as the beating heart of mutual sector

Whether you speak to customers or building societies, they will tell you just how important branches are – even as financial services and wider...

Mortgages, mutuality, members and making a difference

Anyone working in the mortgage market knows that a key area of our measurement is sales. How many cases we complete, the value of...

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Economic pressures driving emotional strain around financial decisions, AMI research reveals

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has found that the UK’s economic climate is...

IMLA warns Chancellor: ‘Hands off the housing market’

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves against targeting the...

Rosemount adds April Mortgages to lender panel

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has added April Mortgages to its lender panel, giving network...

Guardian widens access to life and critical illness cover

Guardian has relaxed its eligibility criteria for life and critical illness policies in a...